Monday, March 13, 2006

Life moves at breathtaking speed :)

Too many things are being done on a daily basis. It's something to cherish, but I am simply not getting any rest or relaxation. There are tons of office work to do. The music thing is just going on ok. Today we had a mini rehearsal at one of our percussionist's place. He plays the dolak very well. Tablist was there (is that the word?). I played my smaller keyboard, for which I have totally lost the respect. It's just not doing it for me anymore. I love my bigger keyboard so much - the weighted keys and the ease with which you can change instruments, the general timbre of the instruments and all those things. It's well worth the money I paid for it. I need to play a lot more at home. I need to get better.

One of the singers has a problem with his partner singer :) I knew this was coming. I was much more of a perfectionist a year back. But now, I don't have the energy to correct all the small small things. I still have to work on that song to make it much better. I guess I have to talk to the other singer and ask that person to probably sing at a lower pitch. And may be have them both sing some parts together to be fair. That should work out better. The invocation song has been chosen and has been rehearsed. I am really guilty that I am not able to put in as much effort as I want to. I am really responsible for this event's success. I shouldn't screw it up. My reputation is all rolled up in it.

People should come to the practices after fully rehearsing the song at home. They don't even know the song and come there and listen only. This weekend though, I could sense a little bit more enthu from other people. They actually listened to the song a little seriously and kind of prepared, but they still weren't there and we are all making mistakes. One of the instrumentalists has a problem with picking up beats. We have to work on that. What I am doing is a very delicate job and I am trying to keep everyone happy. People do understand my plight, but still care only about their role predominantly. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it - in fact, if they concentrate on their parts perfectly and do something good about it, I'll be more than happy.

I have to file taxes sometime soon. I have been trying to gather all the necessary stuff and spent way too much time yesterday trying to locate some of my old DMV documents - registration renewal notices that have the vehicle license fee info on them. I am still not able to locate them. Wonder where they went. I usually keep all these safely, but yeah, I have to search more thoroughly. One of my friends should be having fun in India. One of my colleagues has also gone to India and must have reached by now. His brother is getting married. I was joking saying that he might also find somebody this time :) He works pretty hard and makes me feel guilty at times :)

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